Origins of the Fear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 50West Midlands 46East 20London 146South East 82South West 744South Wales 58Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fears lived in south-west

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    1,700 Fear Travel & migration records
    15,000 Fears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fear

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    What are the most common Fear first names?

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    Common jobs for Fears

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Fears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Laundress

    64

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    House Servant

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Fears in 1921

    Farmer

    103

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    General Labourer

    77

    Coal Miner

    69

    Farm Labourer

    58

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